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Economics, Environment & Sustainable Future

Explore the impacts of economics on the environment, Earth's ecosystem value, developed vs. developing countries, ecological footprints, and sustainability for a greener future. Dive into math practice and interpreting statistics to understand the balance needed for a sustainable world.

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Economics, Environment & Sustainable Future

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  1. The Environment and SocietySection 1.2 Objectives: 1. Explain the influences of economics on the environment.

  2. $33,000,000,000,000 • One estimate of the value of products and services provided by Earth’s ecosystems every year. • What products do you think this includes? • What services do you think this includes?

  3. Economics and the Environment Math Practice and Interpreting Statistics (p.17)

  4. Developed vs. Developing Countries Developed Higher average incomes Slower population growth Diverse industrial economies Stronger social support systems EX: Developing Lower average incomes Rapid population growth Simple and agriculture-based economies EX:

  5. Developed vs. Developing Countries (cont.) Developing Struggle for survival Forests are stripped Topsoil exhausted Animal extinction Malnutrition Starvation Disease Developed Better quality of life Pollution controls and environmental problems addressed Use 75% of Earth’s resources Make up only 20% of world’s population (Compare life in the 2)

  6. Ecological Footprints • The productive area of Earth needed to support one person in a particular country. Includes: • Crops • Grazing • Forest products • Housing • Ocean area for seafood harvesting • Forest area needed to absorb pollution • How could you decrease the size of your ecological footprint? (Analyze Fig. 18, p.19)

  7. Sustainability • Meeting human needs in such a way that a human population can survive indefinitely • Lakes and rivers have been cleaned up • Bald eagle making a comeback • Assign Project!

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